Poetry Project -

Poetry Research Project

1.     Gather Sources –

            Minimum sources – 4

            One electronic source, one book, two other sources (could be internet, could be another Gale article, etc.)

2.     Gather poems – 5 in total by your author, which should be printed out and included with the final paper that you hand in

3.     Notice patterns – in what you read and what you learn about your own poet

Writing About Your Poet –

Three paragraphs -

First – thesis paragraph about how your poet was impacted by his/her life, experiences, time in which he/she was living

Second  - Explain some of the major life events that led to your thesis and how he/she was impacted by the areas specified in your thesis - may be related to how, where, when he/she lived, life experiences, political ideas, etc.

Third – Take two of the poems by your author and explain how your thesis is evident within the language, tone, meaning, etc. of each poem. Also, utilize and demonstrate your knowledge of our studied poetry terms to explain each poem.  Poem’s titles are in quotation marks. 

Work on sentence structure and language used in your paragraphs!

To be handed in December 19, 2013 –

Three paragraphs – final writing plus any drafts, printed copies of 5 poems by your author, Bibliography page (with at least 4 sources that you have used to research) – use easy bib or Noodle bib to create

We will work in class on these Saturday, 12/14 and  Tuesday, 12/17